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A Wheelchair Propulsion Training Program

CompletedNA

Sponsor: Washington University School of Medicine

Conditions: Spinal Cord Injuries, Multiple Sclerosis, Amputation, Spina Bifida

Interventions: In-person wheelchair propulsion training program, 30-minute education session

Countries: United States

The overall purpose of this project is to test the feasibility of a manual wheelchair propulsion program which aims to reduce the chance of development of upper limbs pain and injury.

Eligibility overview

Sex: ALL

Age: 18 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers: No

Study type: INTERVENTIONAL

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

* 18-65 years of age
* have a mobility limitation requiring the use of a manual wheelchair (MWC)
* be able to self-propel a MWC bilaterally with their upper extremities
* plan to use a MWC for at least 75% of their activities throughout the day
* live in the community
* understand English at a sixth-grade level or higher
* can follow multi-step instructions
* able to provide informed consent independently
* able to tolerate propelling their wheelchair independently for 10m
* be willing to participate in three assessments and six training sessions at the Enabling Mobility in the Community Laboratory (EMC Lab).

Exclusion Criteria:

* maneuver their MWC with their lower extremities or with only one upper extremity
* display the proper wheelchair propulsion techniques during the screening process
* MWC position inhibits them from following the CPGs
* bilateral incoordination
* upper extremity strength inequalities resulting in a 12-inch deviation from a marked pathway
* surgeries compromising the integrity of the upper extremities
* cardiovascular complications within the past year
* upper extremity or overall bodily pain is rated 8/10 or higher per the Wong-Baker FACES Numeric Pain Scale (FACES)
* currently receiving medical treatment for an acute upper extremity injury
* have a Stage IV pressure injury or are currently hospitalized

Locations (1)

St Louis, Missouri, United States